Urban Places HSC Short Answers

2011
What makes New York City a world city? Refer t o resources H I and K. 7 lines 3
marks
How might the culture of place of a large city be influenced by large numbers of
tourists? 13 lines 5 marks
How do population growth and associate urban sprawl affect the provision of both
social services and infrastructure? Refer to a larg city you have studies. 25 lines 6
marks
2010
Identify one world city. Then
How is this world city dominant over other urban centres? 12 lines 5 marks
Outline the nature and character of mega cities in the developing world. 12 lines 4
marks.
Describe ONE challenge of living in a mega city. Include examples in your answer.
12 lines 4 marks.
2009
Generate a focus question that cold be used in fieldwork to investigate ONE urban
dynamic in the area shown in Source C. 1 line I mark
Explain how the primary data will be gathered. 6 lines 3 marks.
2008
Describe Two challenges for people living in mega cities in the developing world. 8
lines 4 marks
Explain ONE response of people to challenges of living in mega cities in the
developing world. 10 lines 5 marks.
2007
Ternary graph in the examination paper. Then

Which ethnic group comprises the greatest percentage of Montreals

population in 1971?
How does the ethnic pattern of Montreals population differ from that of the
industrial cities of Onatario and Western Canada? 2 lines I mark.

Source B and C

Use statistics to demonstrate how immigration to Canada and Vancouver

differed in 2001. 4 lines 2 marks.
What is a world city? Explain why world cities, such as Vancouver are
economically and culturally important? 10 lines 5 marks

2006
Source E transect Skills

Identify TWO changes. 2 lines 2 marks

Source G and H

Evaluate the usefulness, validity and reliability of the Southern Oscilliation

Index as a tool for predicting drought in Australia. 12 lines 6 marks.

Semi Log graph in examination paper

What is the United Nations projection for the population of the West African
mega city. 1 line 1 mark.
Identify the time period that indicates the greatest rate of increase in
population change in the West African mega city. 1 line 1 mark.
Give TWO reasons that explain why the number of mega cities has increased
between 1950 and 2000. 4 lines 2 marks
Identify and describe TWO challenges that megacities experience. 8 lines 4
marks

Identify and economic enterprise at a local scale. 1 line 1 mark. Then

Refer to the diagram which shows the inter-relationships between people,

goods services and ideas.
Describe TWO different internal linkages of the economic enterprise named
above. 8 lines 4 marks.
Identify and outline TWO effects of global changes on the enterprise named
above. 8 lines 4 marks.

2005
Identify and outline ONE urban dynamic of change, with reference to a case study of
a country or suburb. 8 lines 4 marks
Describe, with reference to examples, the character of mega cities. 8 lines 4 marks

2004

Skill cross-section in examination paper

With reference to the cross-section and Source D, calculate the vertical

exaggeration of the cross- section. 1 line 1 mark.
Identify TWO changes of landuse that have occurred since 1968 along the
tracnsect between the spot heights of Mt Louisa GR 728681 and Mt Stuart GR
768610. 2lines 1 mark
Outline ONE biophysical reason for the change in urban development since
1968 in the north western quadrant of the map. 4 lines 2 marks
Identify and explain ONE change to the flow of the Ross River since 1968. 6
lines 3 marks.

Using examples from Source A, describe the role of world cities as centres of
economic authority. 8 lines 4 marks
Image of world transport and communication systems in the examination paper.

Describe the relationship between changes evident in the diagram and the
operation of the global network of world cities. 8 lines 4 marks.

2003
Source C and cross section in examination paper

Calculate the vertical exaggeration of the cross section shown. 1 line 1

mark.
State the purpose of the vertical exaggeration of a cross-section. 2 lines 1
mark.
Suggest ONE reason why there are no footpaths evident in Section A of the
transect. 2 lines 1 mark
On the transect, in each of Section A and Section B, mark and label one
important transport feature other than a foot path. Mark on transect 2 marks.

2002
Source C
Using evidence from the photographs, identify ONE challenge of living in megacities
in the developing world and describe TWO responses to this challenge. 12 lines 6
marks.
Using Sources A and B, calculate the percentage of Brazils population living in Sao
Paulo in the years 2000. 2 lines 1 mark.
Using OSUrce A, identify TWO features of the population pyramid that make it
typical of a mega city in the developing world. 4 lines 2 marks.

Describe ONE health issue and ONE social issue that a megacity in the developing
world could face in the next decade. 8 lines 4 marks.
2001
Source C
Draw simplified choropleth map to show the distribution in Christchurch. Draw on
map 3 marks.
Sources C D F H and I
From these sources, name TWO locations with Christchurch that demonstrate
different urban dynamics, and account for these differences. 12 lines 6 marks.